Captain Tushin
Russian artillery officer
BOOK ONE
Book One, Part Two
Chapter 15
We meet the artillery captain in a tent where he is drinking with a bunch of soldiers who have abandoned their posts. Tushin is in his stocking, and smiles shyly: “The soldiers say it’s more comfortable within boots.” Andrei finds something attractive about this small, unsoldierly man.
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